Made an effort and used a colander (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRAINED Made an effort and used a colander (8) (8)
9% TRIED Made an effort (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 20, 2026
8% SIEVE Colander's kin (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 23, 2026
7% OUR Made by or belonging to us (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
7% DISPOSABLE Made for a single use (10) Commuter Jan 23, 2026
7% STRAIN Put through a colander (6) USA Today Jan 7, 2026
6% TRY Make an effort (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
6% AFOR Get an -- effort (4) Premier Sunday Jan 18, 2026
6% UTMOST Maximum effort (6) Newsday Jan 16, 2026
6% DIET Losing effort (4) New York Times Jan 9, 2026
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